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Game Related

1995 studio album by The Click

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Game Related is the second studio album by American hip hop quartet The Click. It was released on November 7, 1995, via Sick Wid' It/Jive Records. Production was handled by Studio Ton, Mike Mosley, Kevin Gardner, Tone Capone and Roger Troutman. The album peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200 and number 3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on December 9, 1998, for selling 500,000 copies in the US alone.

Two singles with accompanying music videos were released for "Hurricane" and "Scandalous", with its lead single reaching number 63 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Music video for "Scandalous" features a cameo from Boots Riley. Both "Hurricane" and "Scandalous" were later included on the 1999 compilation album Sick Wid It's Greatest Hits. The song "Hot Ones Echo Thru the Ghetto", was originally heard in the 1995 film Tales from the Hood, as well as released on the film's soundtrack album.

01Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Wolf Tickets" Studio Ton4:32
2."Hurricane"
  • E. Stevens
  • Jones
  • D. Stevens
  • T. Stevens
  • Whitemon
Studio Ton4:21
3."Out My Body"
  • E. Stevens
  • Jones
  • Mike Mosley
Mike Mosley3:55
4."World Went Crazy"
  • E. Stevens
  • Whitemon
Studio Ton4:40
5."Actin' Bad"
  • E. Stevens
  • Jones
  • D. Stevens
  • Kevin Gardner
Kevin Gardner4:24
6."Get Chopped"
  • E. Stevens
  • D. Stevens
  • Mosley
Mike Mosley4:26
7."We Don't Fuck Wit' Dat"
  • Jones
  • Whitemon
Studio Ton4:44
8."Be About Yo' Paper"
  • E. Stevens
  • Jones
  • D. Stevens
  • Whitemon
Studio Ton4:36
9."Boss Baller"
  • D. Stevens
  • Whitemon
Studio Ton3:58
10."Scandalous" Roger Troutman5:07
11."Learn About It"
  • E. Stevens
  • Jones
  • Mosley
Mike Mosley4:24
12."If I Took Your Boyfriend" Tone Capone3:57
13."Rock up My Birdie"
  • E. Stevens
  • Jones
  • D. Stevens
  • Whitemon
Studio Ton5:24
14."Hot Ones Echo Thru the Ghetto"
  • E. Stevens
  • Jones
  • D. Stevens
  • T. Stevens
  • Whitemon
Studio Ton4:38
Total length:1:03:06
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02Personnel

  • Earl "E-40" Stevens, lead vocals (tracks: 1-6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14), mixing (tracks: 3, 5, 11), executive producer
  • Brandt "B-Legit" Jones, lead vocals (tracks: 1-3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14), mixing (tracks: 3, 5, 11), executive producer
  • Danell "D-Shot" Stevens, lead vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 8-10, 13, 14), backing vocals (track 6)
  • Tenina "Suga-T" Stevens, lead vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 10, 12, 14)
  • Kevin "Kaveo" Davis, backing vocals (track 1)
  • Thomas "T-Pup" Hudson, backing vocals (track 1)
  • Lewis "Levitti" King, backing vocals (tracks: 8, 14)
  • Marvin "Studio Ton" Whitemon, keyboards, drum programming, producer (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7-9, 13, 14), mixing (track 6), engineering (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6-9, 13, 14)
  • Mike Mosley, keyboards, drum programming, producer (tracks: 3, 6, 11), guitar (tracks: 3, 11), mixing (track 6)
  • Kevin Gardner, drum programming & producer (track 5)
  • Roger Troutman, talkbox, keyboards, guitar, bass, drum programming, producer (track 10)
  • Anthony "Tone Capone" Gilmour, guitar, drum programming, engineering, producer (track 12)
  • Femi Ojetunde, keyboards (track 3)
  • Ken "K-Lou" Franklin, keyboards & guitar (track 5), mixing & engineering (tracks: 3, 5, 11)
  • Lester Troutman, engineering (track 10)
  • J. Lane, keyboards (track 12)
  • Tom Coyne, mastering
  • Chaz Hayes, executive producer, management
  • Phunky Phat Graph-X, artwork & design
  • Keba Konte, photography

03Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 21
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard) 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1996) Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 54

04Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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